To anyone wanting to explain the difference between TOEFL and IELTS, this presentation might be of good use. This the 1st part of two presentation. It focuses on the TOEFL, while the second part discusses the IELTS.

1. An Insight into TOEFL & IELTS: A Two-day workshop prepared & presented by Arief Firdaus ITI Serpong December 18 & 19, 2006

6. Score Equivalency 8.5 – 9 111-120 273-300 640-677 7.5 – 8 96-110 243-270 590-637 6.5 – 7 79-95 213-240 550-587 5.5 – 6 65-78 183-210 513-547 4.5 – 5 53-64 153-180 477-510 4 41-52 123-150 437-473 3 – 3.5 30-40 93-120 397-433 2 – 2.5 19-29 63-90 347-393 1 – 1.5 9-18 33-60 310-343 0 – 0.1 0-8 0-30 0-310 IELTS TOEFL IBT TOEFL CBT TOEFL PBT

9. 2. Test Time 3 hours 3.5 hours 4 hours PBT CBT IBT

10. 3. Integrated Tasks No No Yes PBT CBT IBT

11. 4. Note Taking No No Yes PBT CBT IBT

12. 5. Computer Tutorials Not applicable A computer tutorial and instructions for answering questions are provided before the test Instructions for answering questions are given within each section; there is no computer tutorial PBT CBT IBT

13. 6. Computer Adaptive Not applicable Listening and Structure are computer adaptive. Reading and Writing are not. Not computer adaptive. Each test taker receives the same range of questions in any given form of the test. PBT CBT IBT

18. 11. Structure (Grammar) 40 questions Time: 25 minutes 20-25 questions Time: 15-20 minutes Score combined with Writing section No grammar section, although grammar is evaluated in Speaking and Writing responses. PBT CBT IBT

19. 12. Total Score 310 - 677 0 - 300 0 - 120 PBT CBT IBT

20. 13. Competency Descriptors No. No. Yes. They describe performance at major score points. PBT CBT IBT